Nikon Coolpix P7000

Bearing a somewhat physical resemblance to the Canon G12 (or vice-versa), the P7000 offers a 28-200mm focal range zoom lens (35mm equivalent), image capture in RAW, JPEG or both simultaneously, and a native ISO sensitivity range from 100 to 6400, expandable to 12800. Full manual controls complement the usual compact digital mix of automatic and pre-set scene shooting options, and the camera can record 720 HD video with automatic autofocus. There are 79MB of internal memory.

Pros

Excellent still images

Good video quality

Nice high ISO performance

Cons

Cost

Size and weight

Slow RAW write speed

Quick Take

The Nikon P7000 is an excellent advanced compact in its own right with exceptional image quality, but it falls just a hair short of the Canon G12's performance.